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Tiktok Removes 3.6 million Harmful Videos in Nigeria to Protect Users

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By Modupe Gbadeyanka

Over 3.6 million videos were removed in Nigeria on Tiktok in the first quarter of 2025 because they violated community guidelines, Business Post has learned from the platform’s Q1 2025 Community Guidelines Enforcement Report.

In a report released by the popular social media platform, it was also disclosed that in March 2025, about 129 accounts in West Africa tied to covert operations were removed to protect users.

These actions were taken by the Chinese app in a demonstration of its ongoing commitment to user safety.

It was stated that the harmful visuals deleted in Nigeria between January and March 2025 were 50 per cent higher than the videos yanked off between October and December 2024.

TikTok said the latest removals report represents a small fraction of the total number of videos posted by the Nigerian community quarterly; highlighting that the platform has more positive and empowering content.

With millions of positive, educational and entertaining videos uploaded on TikTok every day, TikTok is continually strengthening its ability to identify and remove content that goes against its Community Guidelines.

TikTok LIVE

While TikTok LIVE enables creators and viewers to connect, create and build communities together, in real-time, the platform has intensified its LIVE Monetization Guidelines, making it clearer how some content is not eligible for monetization.

LIVE content enforcement also remained a top priority. In the first quarter of 2025, TikTok banned 42,196 LIVE rooms and interrupted 48,156 streams in Nigeria that were found to violate the platform’s community guidelines.

A global system for localised protection

Globally, more than 211 million videos were removed in Q1 2025, up from 153 million in the previous quarter, with over 184 million removed through automation. The platform’s global proactive detection rate reached 99 per cent, demonstrating continued improvements in identifying and removing harmful content quickly and effectively.

Despite these high-volume interventions, harmful content still represents a very small portion of what users post. Globally, less than 1 per cent of content uploaded to TikTok is found to violate its community guidelines, a testament to its continued prioritisation of proactive safeguards.

Bringing resources to Nigeria’s community, together

In June, TikTok Africa hosted its “My Kind of TikTok Digital Well-being Summit” bringing together experts, NGOs, creators, media and industry leaders from across Sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria, to collectively explore, tackle, and improve the state of digital wellbeing both on and beyond the platform.

Part of a suite of announcements made at the Summit and building on a successful pilot in Europe, TikTok is expanding in-app helpline resources to Nigeria, in partnership with Cece Yara, a child-centered non-profit organisation prioritising youth safety and support. This means that in the coming weeks, young users in Nigeria will have access to local helplines in-app that provide expert support when reporting content related to suicide, self-harm, hate, and harassment.

Collaborating with experts, TikTok has also announced Nigeria’s Dr Olawale Ogunlana (Doctor Wales) as a TikTok Digital Well-being ambassador, part of a diverse group of verified healthcare professionals from the WHO Fides Network.

Alongside these efforts and commitment to safety, TikTok encourages community participation through user reporting and education. As part of its ongoing #SaferTogether campaign, the platform advocates for a more collaborative approach to creating a respectful online environment.

Modupe Gbadeyanka is a fast-rising journalist with Business Post Nigeria. Her passion for journalism is amazing. She is willing to learn more with a view to becoming one of the best pen-pushers in Nigeria. Her role models are the duo of CNN's Richard Quest and Christiane Amanpour.

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Entertainment Non-Stop: Movies and Shows to Watch on GOtv This Week

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A renowned professor races across Europe in a desperate bid to stop a deadly virus that could wipe out half of humanity.

In another gripping story, a teenage girl already battling anxiety suddenly finds herself fighting for her life when a ruthless serial killer begins hunting her through the woods.

Elsewhere, two operatives who should be on the same side realise they’ve both been deceived, forcing them into an uneasy alliance in a dangerous world of crime and betrayal.

That’s the kind of tension GOtv is serving up this week.

It’s a lineup that moves from fast-paced thrillers to intense drama and even stories rooted in everyday realities, giving you something different depending on your mood. If you’re looking for what to watch next, here are the movies and shows airing on GOtv this week.

Inferno
Thursday | 22:05pm | Movie Room Africa

Robert Langdon finds himself pulled into a deadly race across Europe after waking up with no memory and a virus-threatening conspiracy unfolding around him. With the help of Dr. Sienna Brooks, he follows a trail of cryptic clues tied to Dante’s Inferno, all while a global catastrophe looms if they fail to act in time. It’s a high-stakes thriller where every second counts and nothing is what it seems.

You Can’t Run Forever
Saturday | 20:00 pm | M-Net Movies 3

A young girl battling anxiety becomes an unexpected target when a ruthless serial killer begins hunting her through the wilderness. What starts as fear quickly turns into a raw fight for survival as she’s forced to rely on instinct, courage, and sheer will to stay alive. With J.K. Simmons leading the tension, it’s a gripping survival thriller that doesn’t let up.

2 Guns
Friday | 23:55 pm | Studio Universal

Two operatives who’ve been unknowingly working against each other suddenly find themselves on the wrong side of a dangerous double-cross. With both the law and criminals closing in, they’re forced into an uneasy partnership to survive the chaos they’ve been dragged into. Packed with action, betrayal, and sharp chemistry between Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg, it’s explosive from start to finish.

She Was Never Here
Wednesday | 11:25 am | Africa Magic Showcase

Ralph thinks he’s securing a better future when he gets his fiancée Bianca a chef job at his boss’s home. But behind the opportunity lies a secret deal Bianca makes to earn more money, one that slowly begins to unravel trust, love, and everything they’ve built together. It’s a tense domestic drama where ambition and loyalty collide.

My Period Stories
Saturday | 09:00 am | Africa Magic Family

A podcast-style series that opens up conversations around menstrual health and reproductive rights through interviews, personal testimonies, and real discussions. By blending storytelling with lived experiences, it breaks silence around topics often left unspoken and encourages honest dialogue in a relatable, accessible way.

From Hollywood blockbusters to meaningful conversations that reflect real-life issues, GOtv continues to deliver a diverse mix of entertainment that speaks to every kind of viewer. Whether you’re watching alone or with family, this week’s lineup guarantees something worth your time.

To upgrade, subscribe or reconnect, download the MyGOtv App or dial *288#. For catch-up and on-the-go viewing, download the GOtv Stream App and enjoy your favourite shows anytime, anywhere.

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What Gen Z Wants From Entertainment Today

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For Gen Z, entertainment has become social, interactive, and deeply tied to culture. A good show doesn’t end when the credits roll; it lives on through memes, group chats, reaction videos, and trending conversations online. The same goes for music, reality TV, and increasingly, live events that bring people together in real time.

This generation doesn’t simply consume content. They participate in it. They want moments worth sharing, stories worth discussing, and experiences that make them feel part of something bigger.

This is what entertainment looks like for Gen Z, it’s no longer just about watching, it’s about participating. And nowhere is this more obvious than during the FIFA World Cup.

For previous generations, football was largely a one-screen experience. You sat in front of the television, watched the match, and discussed it later. Gen Z does things differently. They’re watching the game while texting friends, checking player stats, posting reactions on X, and scrolling through TikTok for instant highlights all at the same time. The match itself is only part of the experience.

The real entertainment lies in the shared moments: predicting scores in group chats, celebrating last-minute winners, debating refereeing decisions, and creating memes before the post-match analysis even begins.

That is why live sports continue to hold such power in today’s entertainment landscape. In an era where almost everything can be watched on demand, live football remains one of the few experiences people still want to consume in real time. Nobody wants to be the last person to know a goal has been scored.

The World Cup, in particular, has evolved into more than a sporting event; it is now a global cultural moment. Fans aren’t simply supporting teams, they’re joining conversations, participating in trends, and sharing experiences with millions of people around the world.

Convenience matters too. Gen Z expects entertainment to fit seamlessly into their lifestyle. Whether they’re watching from home, catching a match on the go, or switching between devices, flexibility is now part of the viewing experience. This is why platforms like DStv and GOtv continue to remain relevant during major tournaments, with SuperSport’s live coverage making it easier for fans to stay connected to the action wherever they are.

But beyond convenience, Gen Z wants one thing above all else: moments. The unexpected upset. The breakout star. The last-minute winner. The scenes that dominate timelines and become part of internet culture. Because for Gen Z, entertainment isn’t measured by what they watch, it’s measured by what they experience and few experiences deliver that quite like the World Cup.

To make football’s biggest moment even more accessible, MultiChoice has introduced special World Cup bundle offers across DStv and GOtv ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the US, Mexico, and Canada. From June 1, 2026, new customers can get a full decoder kit plus a one-month subscription for ₦15,000 on either platform.

The offer is aimed at helping more Nigerians stay connected to the tournament, which will feature 48 teams and 104 matches. Through SuperSport, viewers will enjoy full live coverage of all games, dedicated 24-hour World Cup channels, expert analysis, highlights, multilingual commentary including pidgin, and flexible viewing options on TV and streaming so fans don’t miss any moment of the action.

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Samuel Obinna Positions Skite as Nigeria’s Creator Economy Future

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By Adedapo Adesanya

Mr Samuel Obinna, founder and chief executive of Skite, has announced the company’s expanded focus on Nigeria’s fast-growing knowledge economy with a platform designed to help creators and professionals monetise expertise from a single system.

Skite is building an all-in-one infrastructure for knowledge entrepreneurs, enabling users to sell courses and digital products, host paid communities, run live events, offer one-on-one consultations, and manage audience monetisation without relying on multiple tools.

According to Mr Obinna, the platform is aimed at solving a long-standing fragmentation problem in the creator economy, where professionals are forced to combine several apps to manage payments, content delivery, community engagement, and marketing.

He said early users on Skite have recorded up to 30 per cent increases in revenue after consolidating their operations on the platform, while premium users benefit from a zero transaction fee model.

“The knowledge economy is creating unprecedented opportunities for professionals to earn from what they know,” Mr Obinna said, adding that, “Skite exists to provide the infrastructure that makes it easier to build and scale those businesses in one place.”

He told Business Post that the idea for Skite was shaped by his personal experience with content creation.

According to him, he had previously explored teaching and sharing knowledge through content online, but found it difficult to monetise consistently.

He noted that much of the value he was putting out was being consumed for free without a structured system for earning from it. That experience, he said, influenced his decision to build Skite as a platform where creators and professionals can directly convert expertise into income.

He further stated that the platform is targeting a growing wave of creators, coaches, consultants, and educators in Nigeria who are shifting toward structured knowledge-based businesses rather than traditional content-driven influence alone.

Mr Obinna added that Skite’s long-term vision is to become the core operating system for knowledge entrepreneurs across emerging markets, simplifying how expertise is packaged, sold, and scaled.

Skite is an all-in-one creator monetisation platform that enables knowledge creators to build, grow, and monetise their businesses from a single system.

The platform provides tools for selling courses and digital products, hosting paid communities, running live events, offering one-on-one consultations, monetising direct audience interactions and managing sales funnels. Skite is designed to help creators turn expertise into sustainable and scalable income.

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